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RYL: Bull or Bear?

Bernie's bets: A trio of trades from Schaeffer Graphic_rating_buy RYL
-10.09%
in 33 days

Filed under: Newsletters, Broadcom Corp'A' (BRCM), Stocks to Buy

Options expert and stock trader Bernie Schaeffer combines fundamental, technical and sentiment-based metrics to select his specific trades.

In his latest The Options Advisor, he looks at a trio of diverse trades: wireless semiconductor play, Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM); homebuilder, Ryland Group (NYSE: RYL); and miner, Southern Copper (NYSE: PCU).

<>"Broadcom has rocketed up the charts in 2009, racking up a year-to-date gain of about 74%. The stock has stair-stepped consistently higher since January, capitalizing on support at its 10-w...
By  Steven Halpern   (+5.64%  risk: moderate)  10/26/09 Comment


Balance sheet and income statement problems Graphic_rating_sell RYL
Anything
83%
 -22.44%
in 380 days
While housing may indeed recover at some point in the next 24 months, NEW houses are not any part of the solution. In addition, land and unfinished buildings may not be worth the value assumed on the balance sheet. The kicker, financing is increasingly tough for all companies, but should be especially tough for those in the building industry. Not sure how any entity related to construction will be able to obtain cheap-enough credit to take advantage of any near-term opportunities? If Sirius can trade to pennies based on financing fears, not sure why it's much different for other high...
By  utopius   (+8.27%  risk: aggressive)  11/12/08 Comment


1% inventory overhang may actually be 10% Graphic_rating_sell RYL
Anything
83%
 +48.36%
in 154 days
(closed on 10/24/08)

Outer suburban nieghborhood homes may have negative values now that gasoline and commodity prices have accelerated.  Suburbs are inefficient, and really only exist in the US.  Earth to builders, stop making more homes.

<> The builder's inventories of land and unsold homes are probably worth closer to zero than what's on their balance sheets, such that book values are much much lower than many suspect.  Additionally, revenues should be hard to come by for every percent of loss the dollar suffers vs commodities, which makes "exurban" homes values closer and closer to zero or negative.  E...
By  utopius   (+8.27%  risk: aggressive)  05/23/08 1 comment


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Shorting Homebuilders - A Sure Thing Graphic_rating_sell RYL
+43.18%
in 583 days

It doesn't happen often that the market conditions present a "sure" money maker, but homebuilders are now as sure a short as they can ever be.<!--more-->

Here are 7 reasons why:

By  Alan Gomelsky   (-20.14%  risk: moderate)  04/23/08 Comment


Bearish on RYL ... Graphic_rating_sell RYL
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(closed on 04/23/08)
By  Alan Gomelsky   (-20.14%  risk: moderate)  04/23/08 Comment


Initiating Coverage on Homebuilders, Positive View on Sector Graphic_rating_buy RYL
-29.10%
in 621 days
3/14 - "We have initiated coverage of the homebuilders with a 1-Positive sector rating. We have initiated with 1-Overweight ratings on D.R. Horton (DHI - price target of $18), Ryland (RYL - price target of $31), and Toll Brothers (TOL - price target of $27), with 2-Equal weight ratings on Centex (CTX - price target of $23), KB Home (KBH - price target of $24), Lennar (LEN - price target of $20), and Pulte (PHM - price target of $15), and a 3-Underweight rating on Hovnanian (HOV - price target of $8)." "We expect homebuilding stocks to continue to be volatile for the next few months, as we ...
By  Megan Talbott McGrath (Lehman Brothers)   (+2.58%  risk: moderate)  03/16/08 Comment


Citigroup downgrades select homebuilders RYL
-50.97%
in 878 days
Citigroup Downgrades:

Ryland Group (RYL)  to Hold from Buy.
By  knighttrader   (-19.86%  risk: aggressive)  07/03/07 Comment





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